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Are self-report measures able to define individuals as physically active or inactive?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-02)Purpose: Assess the agreement between commonly used self-report methods compared with objectively measured physical activity (PA) in defining the prevalence of individuals compliant with PA recommendations. Methods: Time ... -
Are sport-specific profiles of tendon stiffness and cross-sectional area determined by structural or functional integrity?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-06-30)The present study aimed to determine whether distinct sets of tendon properties are seen in athletes engaged in sports with contrasting requirements for tendon function and structural integrity. Patellar and Achilles tendon ... -
Are there differences between the psychological make-up of those deselected compared to the aspirants admitted to NORSOC’s Parachute Ranger Platoon or the Special Reconnaissance Platoon?: An examination of psychological characteristics
(Master thesis, 2018)The present study was part of a larger research project, “FSK-studien 2017”, that was investigating gender differences among the applicants in the body’s physiological response to extreme depletion of the body’s resources ... -
Arm–leg coordination during the underwater pull-out sequence in the 50, 100 and 200 m breaststroke start
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives: To investigate the arm–leg coordination from different perspectives of motor control during the underwater start sequence to understand whether differences exist between the three competitive breaststroke ... -
Arm–Leg coordination profiling during the dolphin kick and the arm pull-out in elite breaststrokers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In breaststroke races, the dolphin kick could finish before, at the same time, or during the arm pull-out, but it is unclear how swimmers perform this technique. The aim of this study was to investigate whether swimmers ... -
Arriving in the body: Students’ experiences of yoga based practices (YBP) in physical education teacher education (PETE)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The interest in yoga, mindfulness or similar yoga-based practices (YBP) has grown exponentially in the western world, also within education, including physical education (PE). Although some studies have been conducted on ... -
Arthroscopic Anatomic Single-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Bone?Patellar Tendon?Bone Autograft: Pearls for an Accurate Reconstruction
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The fabella is an anatomic variant not seen in all individuals and can potentially be a source of chronic knee pain due to chondromalacia, osteoarthritis, fractures, or biomechanical pressure against the lateral femoral ... -
Arthroscopic repair of posterior root tears of the lateral meniscus with all-suture anchor
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Meniscus root tears are increasingly being recognized and treated because of improved awareness and diagnostics. These injuries commonly occur in combination with knee ligament injuries. Untreated posterior meniscus root ... -
Arthroscopy-Assisted Fabella Excision: Surgical Technique
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The fabella is an anatomic variant not seen in all individuals and can potentially be a source of chronic knee pain due to chondromalacia, osteoarthritis, fractures, or biomechanical pressure against the lateral femoral ... -
Ascs-exosomes recover coupling efficiency and mitochondrial membrane potential in an in vitro model of als
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motoneurons death. Mutations in the superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) protein have been identified to be related to the disease. ... -
Aspiring leaders at sport events: Perception and enactment of leadership
(Doctoral thesis, 2022)The empirical context for this dissertation is leadership in sport and particularly leadership at sport events, within the academic research field of sport management. This dissertation aims to analyse aspiring leaders in ... -
Assessing day-to day reliability of the Newtest 2000 Sprint Timing system
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)The purpose of the present study was to assess the day-to-day test-retest reliability of the Newtest 2000 - sprint timing system. The reliability of the system was assessed by testing 52 Physical Education students. All ... -
Assessing implementation, limited efficacy, and acceptability of the BEAST tool: A rehabilitation and return-to-sport decision tool for nonprofessional athletes with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Objectives: To assess the implementation, limited efficacy, and acceptability of the BEAST (better and safer return to sport) tool – a rehabilitation and return-to-sport (RTS) decision tool after anterior cruciate ligament ... -
Assessing test-retest reliability of the portable Brower speed trap II testing system
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-06)The aim of the present study was to assess the test-retest reliability of the Brower Speed Trap II running speed timing system. The test-retest reliability of the system was assessed by testing 52 physical education ... -
Assessing the cumulative effect of long-term training load on the risk of injury in team sports
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives: Determine how to assess the cumulative effect of training load on the risk of injury or health problems in team sports. Methods: First, we performed a simulation based on a Norwegian Premier League male ... -
Assessing the motivational climates in early physical education curricula underpinned by motor learning theory: SAMPLE-PE
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Traditionally, Physical Education (PE) has adopted a multi-skills approach, where children generally engage in decontextualised practice of sport techniques to develop specific movement skills and facilitate ... -
Assessing the sociology of sport: on lifestyle sport and gender
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-06)On the 50th anniversary of the ISSA and the IRSS, an influential Norwegian scholar in understanding sporting cultures, Mari Kristin Sisjord, considers the trajectory, challenges, and future opportunities for sociological ... -
Assessing the sociology of sport: on sexual harassment research and policy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-06)On the 50th anniversary of the ISSA and IRSS, a key foundational scholar on gender and sport, Kari Fasting, assesses sociological inquiry about sexual harassment in sport and its relation to the development of policy. The ... -
Assessing with Foucault: a critical study of assessment in physical education
(Master thesis, 2014)Assessment in physical education [PE] is an area with fraught validity, little consensus and a slow ability to change (Arnesen, Nilsen & Leirhaug, 2013). Productive and innovate assessment practices such as formative ... -
Assessment of model-based image-matching for future reconstruction of unhelmeted sport head impact kinematics
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Player-to-player contact inherent in many unhelmeted sports means that head impacts are a frequent occurrence. Model-Based Image-Matching (MBIM) provides a technique for the assessment of three-dimensional linear and ...